Combined collar-button and necktie-fastener.



- No. 729,582. PATENTBD JUNE 2, 1903. E. AIHERR. COMBINED COLLAR BUTTONAND NEGKYI'IE FASTENER.

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UNITED STATES.

Patented June 2, 1903.

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EDWARD AUSTIN HERB, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

COM BlNED COLLAR-BUTTON .AN D NECKTI E-FASTEN ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 729,582, dated June 2,1903.

. Application filed June 18, 1902. Serial Iiio. 112,222. (No model.)

a citizen or the United States, residing at Washington,in the Districtof Columbia, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in aCombined Collar-Button and Necktie-Fastener, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to collar-buttons and scarf-holders, and has forits object to provide a simple, cheap, and effective device which iscapable of use both for a collar-button and as a scarf-holder; and tothese ends my invention consists in the various features of constructionand arrangement of parts, having the general mode of operationsubstantially as hereinafter more fully set forth.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side view,enlarged, of a device embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a verticalpartial section. Fig. 3 is a partial vertical section showing thepartsin different re- Fig. 4 is a transverse section showing the underside of the head. Fig. 5 is a bottom plan showing the rim of the topplate cut away or notched and the spring-plate. Fig. 6 is a bottom planview of the hinged plate.

Referring to the drawings, wherein I'have illustrated the preferredembodiment of my invention, 1 represents a shank or pillar, whichis'shown as made of a rigid piece of material the lower portion of whichis spun out or otherwise extended to form means for securing it to thebase, as shown, and it is hollowed or recessed, as at 2, and providedwith an extended flange 3. The upper end of the shank or pillar isextended and shaped to form a flat face or platform 5, having relativelysharp corners 5 extending beyond the body of the shank at two oppositesides thereof, the sides being inclined from the top of the platformtoward the body of the shank, as shown, and arranged on the shank belowthe platform are the ears 6 6, to which the head of the deviceis'connected or hinged, as hereinafter specified.

The head comprises a top plate 7, the rim or edge of which is spun orcurved downward, as at 8, and mounted in the top plate is a spring-plate9, shown in the form of a disk, and outside this spring-plate is ahinge-plate 10, and both the spring-plate and hinge-plate areconveniently held in position by the spun or curved edge of the topplate.

The hinge-plate 10 is provided with two upset portions 11 ll,constructed and arranged to embrace the ears 6 6 of the shank and form ahinge, and the'hinge-plate 10 is preferably made with a slot 12, throughwhich slot projects the shank and which slot extends to both sides ofthe shank. The edges of the hingeplate, between the two'portions thereofand at the ends of the slot 12, are depressed, as indicated at 10, topractically form a continuation of the .slot 12. The edge or rim of thetop plate 7 is cut away or notched, asat 13 13, on opposite sides inalinement with the slot 12 and depressed portions 10.

In order to constitute a scarf-holder, the

face of the top plate is provided with one or more pins or hookslat 14,two being shown in the drawings, and these are secured to the plate inany suitable manner,-as by extending them through perforations in theplate and upsetting or heading the pins on the under side, or they maybe soldered or otherwise secured in position, so that they projectoutward from the plate and are bent to extend substantially parallelwith the outer face of the plate, substantially as indicated in thedrawings. These pins or hooks are arranged preferably away from thecenter of the plate and adjacent one edge of the same, as indicated inthe drawings. The base of the button may be of any desired constructionand, as shown, comprises a plate 15, the edge of which is spun up orcurved to secure the flange or flaring end 3 of the shank in position.It is not absolutely necessary to provide this base-plate, as the lowerportion of the shank can be formed or shaped so as to practicallyconstitute a base for the button; but I prefer to provide thebase-plate, arranged substantially as indicated above.

Such being the general construction of my device it will be seen that itprovides a simple and substantial combination of .parts that can readilybe made, and the headis so mounted that it is securely held in itsnormal position by means of the spring-plate resting on the flat face orplatform 5, which furnishes a substantial support therefor, and when itis desired to tilt the head to one side or the other it can be rockedover the projec-v stantially parallel with the shank, as best' seen inFig. 3. There are several advantages due to this construction andarrangement of parts, among which may be mentioned the fact that thereis no danger of tilting the head when it is being inserted in thebuttonhole of the shirt or collar or other article to which it is to beapplied, and when it is desired to withdraw the head, the head beingtilted to the side opposite that shown in Fig. 3, the notch permits therim or edge of the head to extend over and practically embrace the edgeor sides of the shank, so that there is no danger of the head catchingon the edges of the buttonhole or the material from which it is beingwithdrawn. It is manifest that with the hooks 14 it is necessary thatthe head may be tilted to either side, so that the hooks will not catchon the buttonhole in either inserting or withdrawing the head. The shapeof the platform, especially in connection with the spring-plate and thearrangement before described, is such that it tends to hold the head ineither of three p0- sitions-that is, in its normal position, asindicated in Figsl and 2,0r when tilted to either side, it being shownas tilted to one side, as in Fig. 3and in all three of these positionsit will be seen that it is under spring tension. The notches in the rimof the head and the recess or cut-away portions of the hinge-plate alsoperform an important function in per-v mitting the head to be tilted, soas to be practically parallel with the axis of the shank, to facilitateits insertion and withdrawal in the manner above indicated.

What I claim isl. A collar-button comprising a shank having a flat faceor platform at its upper end extending beyond the body of the shank ontwo sides thereof and provided with ears below the platform, and a headhinged to said ears and constructed and arranged to bear withspring-pressure upon the platform, substantially as described.

2. A collar-button comprising a shank and a head pivotally connectedthereto, the head being provided with notches at its edges adapted toengage the shank when the head is brought into parallelism with theshank, substantially as described- 3. A collar-button comprisinga shankand a head pivotally connected thereto, the head I being provided withnotches adapted to engage the shank when the head is brought intoparallelism with the shank, and ahingeplate, said hinge-plate beingrecessed to receive the shank, substantially as described.

4. Acollar-button comprising a shank and a head pivotally connectedthereto, the head being providedwith notches adapted to engage theshankj when the head is brought into parallelism with the shank, andahingeplate being providedwith a slot in its central portion anddepressed portions at its edges, whereby when the head isbrought intoparallelism with the shank, the shank will rest in one of the notches ofthe head, the slot in the hinge-plate and one of the depressed portionsthereof, substantially as described.

5. A collar-button comprising a shank having a flat face or platform atits upper end,

ears arranged below the platform, and a head comprising a face-plate, aspring-plate and a hinge-plate secured together, the hinge-plate beingrecessed and the face plate being notched to receive the shank when thehead is tilted, substantially as described.

6. A combined collar button and scarfholder comprising a shank, and ahead pivotally connected thereto and adapted to move into threepositions with relation to the shank, said head being provided withhooks projecting from its face on one side of its pivotal point andextending toward the latter, substantially as described.

7. A combined collar button and scarfholder comprising a shank having aplatform at its upper end, and a head pivotally mounted on said shank,and adapted to be moved into three positions with relation to the shank,said head consisting of a face-plate, hooks mounted thereon, aspring-plate and a hinge-plate secured together, substantially asdescribed.

8. A combined collar button and scarfholder comprising a shank having aplatform at its upper end and ears below the platform and a headpivotally mounted on said shank and adapted to be tilted in threepositions and held under spring-pressure in each position, the headconsisting of a face plate having a notched rim, hooks mounted on theface-plate at one side of its pivotal center, a spring-plate and ahinge-plate provided with a slot and with upset portions to engage theears of the shank, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDWARD AUSTIN HERR.

Witnesses:

F. L. FREEMAN, H. M. GILLMAN, Jr.

